Honey Glazed Cashews

These honey glazed cashews are a terrific cocktail nibble to serve your guests during the holidays. They can be made ahead of time, which is the best part and just re-heated before guests arrive.

They add such a special touch to your party without a ton of effort. My kind of party food!

How to Make Honey Glazed Cashews

The best part about this recipe is that you don’t need many ingredients. You’ll need raw, unsalted cashews, butter, honey, brown sugar, fresh rosemary and fleur de sel sea salt (full recipe follows below).

STEP 1: Make The Butter-Sugar Syrup

Melt the butter in a shallow pan, add honey and brown sugar, mix until combined and then add the cashews.

STEP 2: Transfer Cashews to Baking Sheet

Once your cashews are completely coated you’ll transfer them to a rimmed cookie sheet that has been well-greased with butter.

Tip: Do not skip the greasing step! These nuts are extremely sticky and they will stick to your pan like cement if not greased.

STEP 3: Bake at 350F for 10 minutes

Place your cashews in the oven to bake. Be sure to toss them with a wooden spoon every 3-4 minutes. This will assure they are roasting on all sides.

Once they are done allow them to cool slightly and then loosen them up with a wooden spoon. This will prevent them from sticking too much as they harden.

Tip: When they come out of the oven they will soft and you may not think they are “done”. But as they cool they will harden up and become more “candied”.

STEP 4: Add Rosemary

While your cashews are still warm, add the freshly minced rosemary. The heat from the nuts will release the oil of the rosemary and flavor the nuts beautifully.

STEP 5: Add Sea Salt

The final step is to sprinkle with some fleur de sel sea salt. This will give your nuts a nice sweet and salty flavor that makes them, oh so addictive!

Tip: You can leave the nuts on your baking tray at room temperature and moments before guests arrive pop them in a 300F oven for 5 minutes to warm back up.